350 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
321 Pages
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Routledge
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Via a participant-observer approach, Synagogue Life analyzes the three essential dimensions of synagogue life: the houses of prayer, study, and assembly. In each Heilman documents the rich detail of the synagogue experience while articulating the social and cultural drama inherent in them. He illustrates how people come to the synagogue not only for spiritual purposes but also to find out where... Read more
1: Background, Beginnings, and Definitions; 2: The Setting; 3: The House of Prayer: The Cast of Characters; 4: Shifting Involvements; 5: Gossip; 6: Joking; 7: Singing, Swaying, Appeals, and Arguments; 8: The House of Study; 9: The House of Assembly; 10: Final Words
Biography
Samuel C. Heilman
